Ergebnis für "Collin" in Kleinstadt- & Landleben

Emmett Farmer arbeitet auf dem Hof seiner Eltern, als ein Brief ihn erreicht. Er soll bei einer Buchbinderin in die Lehre gehen. Seine Eltern, die wie alle anderen Menschen Bücher aus ihrer Welt verbannt haben, lassen ihn ziehen - auch weil sie glauben, dass er nach einer schweren Krankheit die Arbeit auf dem Hof nicht leisten kann. Die Begegnung mit der alten Buchbinderin beeindruckt den Jungen, dabei lässt Seredith ihn nicht in das Gewölbe mit den kostbaren Büchern.

Happily Inc, so heißt die Kleinstadt am Rande der kalifornischen Wüste, in der der Legende nach seit dem 19. Jahrhundert immer die wahre Liebe gefunden wird. Hier wird fast täglich geheiratet, und Weddingplanerin Pallas Saunders übertrifft sich selbst bei den ausgefallensten Hochzeiten. Aber ihr eigenes Liebesglück? Das muss warten, der Job geht vor - das denkt Pallas zumindest, bis sie dem Künstler Nick Mitchell begegnet und der Zauber von Happily Inc auch sie für immer umfängt.

Formidable conteur, Marcel Pagnol raconte la vengeance de Manon qui découvre l’existence de la source cherchée en vain par son père, et qui était connue des autres villageois. Bergère, " belle sauvageonne ", Manon est l’héroïne flamboyante de ce roman provençal.

From the Ozark mountains edged in oak and pine, to the outlaw paradise of Hot Springs, Arkansas—where gangsters like Al Capone line the bar at the Southern Club—the sisters’ quests for vengeance, healing, and love will drive them forward, in search of a future as transformative and powerful as the purest Strong moonshine.

Charlotte Barthélémie lutte de toutes ses forces pour sauver sa terre. Justin Barthès pour faire triompher ses idées de progrès social. Opposés dans un combat superbe, ils se reconnaissent comme deux êtres d'exception. Justin, devenu maire de Sainte-Colombe, verra triompher ses idées avec le Front populaire et continuera son combat dans la Résistance alors qu'au Solail, où Charlotte vieillit, on accueillera plutôt favorablement l'occupant.

At birth, Violet and Rose Flowers were identical, save for a tiny bluish-purple mark gracing Violet’s slender neck. By nineteen, their temperaments distinguish them, as different as the flowers their mother named them for—Violet, wild and outgoing, and Rose, solitary and reserved. Still, they are each other’s world. Then, on a sweltering, terrible August night in 1928, an explosion rocks Lamb’s Dance Hall in Possum Flats, Missouri, engulfing it in flames, leaving one twin among the dozens dead, and her sister’s life forever changed.

Now an Academy Award-winning Netflix film by Jane Campion, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst: Thomas Savage's acclaimed Western is "a pitch-perfect evocation of time and place" (Boston Globe) for fans of East of Eden and Brokeback Mountain. Set in the wide-open spaces of the...

Against the vibrant,bluesy backdrop of 1970s Austin, Texas, this electrifying debut charts the scorching chaos of perpetual change. It's 1975 in Austin, and the Rush Creek Saloon, five miles west of town, is a bar without a crowd. But when a strange new house band takes the stage, the hippies...

Charlie Wolfe jumps at the chance to help his uncle renovate a tumbledown cottage overlooking Nomansland Common. Number One Constable’s Cottages was once the home of the man charged with ridding the common of the highwaymen who terrorised travellers. But it’s the story of The Wicked Lady, the notorious female highway robber, that captures Charlie’s imagination, and some long winters’ nights he’s sure he can the hoofbeats of her horse echoing across time.

After being booted from her hit renovation show, Jewel Monroe moves to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds. No one seems to know who she is, and that’s a secret she wants to keep. Mason Van der Veen is in trouble. He scooped up several properties in Aspen Cove, hoping to turn the town into the next Colorado vacation mecca. Jewel is his secret weapon and has the notoriety to bring him the attention he needs, but she can’t help him if she stays a secret.

Best in Show meets You’ve Got Mail in this enemies-to-lovers romcom following a woman ready to do whatever it takes to save her grandpa’s shop—even if that means training a wild pup for a dog show alongside her greatest rival. Aspiring fashion designer Cora Lewis should have known better...

Rae Kelliher is an organizer of rituals and dance parties, a veteran environmental activist, and pioneer in the “death with dignity” movement. Her husband Reggie calls her a “instant party in a box.” In 2023, facing down a diagnosis of terminal illness, Rae engages in a shocking suicide murder, taking the life of an oil company CEO for his role in delaying responses to climate disruption. Seven years later, Rae's friends and family gather at their Vermont farm to make sense of her violent exit.

Artist Sosie Grant has always loved what Aspen Cove had to offer. It was a place to let her muse run wild. But when a bout with Lyme disease leaves her unable to paint, she comes back to Aspen Cove to say good-bye to the only life she’s ever known. Abandoned by her agent in the small town, she is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers; specifically Baxter Black, the reluctant resident asked to take her in.

Schoolteacher Mercy Meyer had dreams of the good life until her cheating husband stole them away. When the scandal broke, she moved to Aspen Cove where the only eligible bachelor isn't exactly family-man material...or is he? Rock star Alex Cruz moved to Aspen Cove hoping for a much-needed break from lurking groupies. Instead, he discovers he has a daughter...and he is in desperate need of help. Can Mercy get over her hurt to let Alex inside her heart? Will Alex bury his rock-star life for domestic bliss? Listen to find out in One Hundred Lessons.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first...

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first...

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first...

Unfairly accused of stealing money from his community’s church, Silas Marner has become bitter and misanthropic - and wealthy. One New Year’s Eve, however, he rescues a small child from the snowstorm outside and his life changes forever. A deeply moving exploration of loneliness and redemption, Silas Marner is a beloved and timeless classic. Dame Judi Dench brings its humanity to life with unmatchable warmth and elegance.

Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download. Impressively witty, beautiful and vain, with a penchant for meddling, Emma Woodhouse is a mischievous force to be reckoned with. Though she has convinced herself that she will never marry, she somehow has garnered skills for 'matchmaking'. The formidable Prunella Scales brings the satirical bite to this timeless comedy of manners, reigniting Austen's unfailing exploration of society's obsession with class, its influence on a woman's choices and a woman's right to love.